Bio-Engineered Rice Uses Human Genes

gliph writes "Yahoo news has a piece about a small biogenetics firm that is using genetically engineered rice containing human genes to help fight diarrhea. From the article: 'Ventria's rice produces two human proteins found in mother's milk, saliva and tears, which help people hydrate and lessen the severity and duration of diarrhea attacks, a top killer of children in developing countries.'"

Comments

Condoleeza?

[mbaudis]

Reading the headline, I was sure this is fake news. Come on, Condoleeza and human?

Madness

[Anonymous Coward]

Scientists need to learn that just because you can do something doesn't mean that you SHOULD do it. However much it might help the PR of the administration, reengineering Condoleeza Rice to give her human genes is going way too far. This madness has to stop.

Product's name:

[gardyloo]

Soylent Green.

Re:Product's name:

[mgabrys_sf]

Damn - was scrolling and thought I could make this bad joke first...

Well, how about the manditory Futurama gag:

Fry: My god! What if the secret ingredient is... people?!!

Leela: No, there's already food like that -- Soylent Rice.

Fry: "How does it taste?"

Leela: "...It varies from person to person."

Re:Product's name:

[ioErr]

What food does Apple not allow you to eat?

Do not eat iPod shuffle.

GM Rice Bubbles: Snap, Crackle and Mom!

[ian_mackereth]

But you have to admire a breakfast cereal that comes complete with its own milk.

And if you repeatedly harvest grains with human genes in them, does that make you a cereal killer?

Re:Old recipe for stopping diarrhea

[yobjob]

Eating cooked rice also helps stopping diarrhea.

Not if you put curry on it...

Re:Old recipe for stopping diarrhea

[Arcanis the Rogue]

The number one cause, of course, is bears.